Facile synthesis of Fe/Ni bimetallic oxide solid-solution nanoparticles with superior electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3815-3822

  Wang, Lingxiao ^a   Geng, Jing ^a   Wang, Wenhai ^a   Yuan, Chao ^a   Kuai, Long ^a   Geng, Baoyou ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electrocatalysis; Fe Ni Ox; oxygen evolution reaction; solid solution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944691759     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0881-0     Document Type: Article

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